Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-14
OFFICIAL NOTICES.
ORDINANCE NO. 2oa.

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An Ordinance granting to Edwin X. AIsiy
and L. L. Lewis certain Street Railwa
privileges In, on and over certain street
herein named. and granting permission
TO proPei cars upon tracks on sucl
streets BY wire ropes running under tn,
streets and moved by stationary engines
and to propel cars thereon by eiectricit,
or electric process.
VNHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CITY
l. OF sacramento ordain as follows:
SECTION l. There is hereby granted. subiec
TO the provisions of the Civil Code and the law,
OF the State of California, to Edwin K Alsip anG
L. L. Lewis and their heirs and assigns, for tht
period Of fifty years from the date hereof. su
tnorlty 10 construct, lay down, run operate an6
maintain single or double track railway, witn
all necessary and Convenient tracks for curves
s~ncnes, turnouts, slde-tracks, appurtenances
apparatus and appendsges in, over and along
| the iolioWlng streets, In said Sacramento city
| 70 VII commencing at point or place on
Ihlrd street ito be selected by the grantees) a,
| or near where said Third street extended meets
| the lands owned or held or used by the Southern
| PACING Company for depot purposes and run
ming thence along said Third street, extended
| into, over and along Third street, and in, over
| and along Third street TOT; in and along and
over street to Ninth street; in, over and along
Ninth street TO street in, over and along
street 70 lwenty.eighth street; in over and along
Iwenty-eighth street to the southern boundary
| OF I street or the southern boundary line OF
| said city OF sacramento. Also commencing at
the intersection of street with Ninth street,
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| to the eastern boundary line of Thirty-first
| street or the eastern boundary OF Sacramento
| CITY. Also, commencing at the intersection OF
| Ninth and streets and running thence in
| over and along Ninth street to Y street and in
! over and along street to the eastern boundary
line of Thirty first street; and also running in
over and along Thirty-first street to street or
| on any ortion of said streets
| SECTION .. Full permission and authority are
! hereby granted TO said Edwin K Alsip and L. L.
| Lewis, their heirs and assigns, to propel cars
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| IN Section hereof, by wire ropes running under
the streets and moved by stationary steam en-
glnes.
| SECTION 3. Full permission and authority are
also hereby granted TO said Edwin K Alsip and
l.. l.. Lewis, their heirs and assigns. to propel
cars upon tracks upon said streets by electric
process, or by means of electricity, and permits
sion and authority are granted to them, their
heirs and assigns, to erect, build construct Cd
| crate and maintain the necessary and proper
motors, batteries, wires, apparatus, machinery
and appliances for the running and operation OF
cars upon tracks by means of electricity They
shall have the right to adopt at any time any
Improvement in the electric process that NAV be
discovered or used.
The special reasons for the grant of pernnissiop
and authority to propel cars upon tracks on the
| streets named in this ordinance by electric pro-
cess or by the use of electricity in such mode
are as follows
First-It is desired by the Board of Trustees OF
the city of Sacramento to build up said city and
increase the amount oftaxable property therein
| as speedily as possible. That rapid increase
in the amount of taxable property in Sacra-
mento city would decrease the rate of taxation
encourage the establishment Of manufacturing
industries, stimulate the improvement of prop
city, promote public Improvements and place
the city permanently on q strong and prosper
Gus financial condition. A road run and oper-
ated by the electric process can be built more
cheaply and mere rapidly than others, and the
growth and prosperity of the city will be greatly
accelerated by the rapid completion of such a
road.
Second-The streets of Sacramento CITY are
level Except where sloped to meet the gradel
and run in straight lines. For this reason an
electric road can be operated more satisfactorily
than any other.
Third Owing to the simplicity of the ma
ehinery and apparatus used to operate road
by electricity, accidents are not likely to hap
pen and the probability of the machinery be-
coming out of repair is very small.
Fourth-A horse-car road will not meet the
demands OF d rapidly growing city, but an
electric road, while run at q comparatively
cheap cost, VIII afford every possible oppor-
tunity for public travel.
Flith-The electric system of operating street
rail- oa9s is now highly perfected. The means
| OF applying electricity as a motive power, is
now engaging and will continue to engage the
best scientific and inventive thought of the age
| Improvements undoubtedly will be made in
this process from time to time and the city of
sacramento Will be in position to derive what
ever advantage there may be in successive i'm
provements and discoveries in the mode OF APP
plying electricity as motive power.
SlXth-An electric road is not attended by
noise in Its operations is always under control
and is perfectly safe
| Seventh Should any accidents occur in the
electric apparatus, the same can be speedily re-
paired without serious interruption to travel
Eighth-A road operated by the electric pro.
cess can easily be extended into the suburbs OF
the city at trifiing cost and if the city should
| be extended, the extension can easily be CON
nected with the city of Sacramento by an ex-
| tension OF an electric railway
Ninth-An electric railway can be run day
and night and can be used, if extended into the
country, Tor the transportation of fruit vegeta-
Dles, ETC., from adjoining farms to the CITY dur
ing the night time, without disturbing the pence
and quiet of the city.
The above reasons are hereby declared In IN,
| special reasons and to be satisfactory good and
sufficient for the grant of authority and per1nis-
sion TO propel cars by electricity or by electric
process and appliances in such mode and man.
ner as may he selected BY the grantees their
heirs and assigns.
SECTION 4 This grant of authority is made
| upon the following conditions
| First-The cars must be of the most approved
| construction for comfort and convenience o.
| passengers, and provided with brakes to stop
the same when required
| Second-The tracks must be constructed rs
| nearly as possible in the middle of the street
| Third-The grantees, their heirs and assigns
must plank, pave or maeadamize the entire
length OF the street used by their track between
| the rails and for two feet on each side thereof
| and between the tracks if there be more than
one, and keep the same constantly in repair
flush with the street and with good crossings
Fourth-The tracks must not be more than
| five feet wide within the rails and must have a
| space between them sufficient to allow the csrs
TO pass each other freely.
| Fifth-The rates of fare must not exceed ten
cents for one fare or twenty five cents for four
| fares.
| sixth-The rate of speed must not be greater
| than eight miles per hour.
Seventh-The owners of said railroad shall
| pay to the City of Sacramento for a license for
each car In daily use on said railroad the sum
! OF five dollars per annum which shall entitle
| them to operate the road every day in the
year.
| Eighth-The grantees herein named. and
| their assigns, shall commence work within
four months from the date of passing this ordi-
nance, and shall pro, ecute the work Q. building
and equipping SAID road as diligently and con,
tinuously as possible until completed, and shall
construct at least ten blocks of road and put
the same In good order each year after the com
mencement of work, unless prevented by I'M
avoidable accidents or unforeseen contingencies
The same must be completed within three years
thereafter.
Einth--No poles shall be placed In the streets
for use of the road.
SECTION 5. A failure to comply with these pro-
visions works n forfeiture of the right of way
as well as of the franchise, unless the uncom-
pleted portion is abandoned by the grantees or
assigns, with the consent of the City of Sacra-
mento, and such abandonment and consent to
be in writing. The owners of said railroad may
at my time within three years abandon any
par or portion of the franchise hereby granted,
Ip',n filing with the city authorities a written
declaration of such intention. and upon the &C
cePtanee OF the he same BY the city authorities
granted shall take effect and have the force of
a contract.
SECTION 7. This ordinance shall take effect i'm
mediStely. EUGENE j. GREGORY
President of the Board OF Trustees
Passed September 6, 1887.
E. II. MCKEE, Clerk. SHOT